A double heap of warm, steamy Zeppelin (mmhm!)

I don't own this album (unfourtunately) but I know that this is Zeppelin's best album after "HOTH". I only know maybe ten tracks from this album. I am listening to "Ten Years Gone" as we speak or write, whatever, for the first time and it blowed my mind. "In My Time Of Dying" is one of my favorite tunes of all time. "Kashmir" i could forget, but "trampled Under Foot' is so rich and funky it's insane. I'm not really familiar with the second disc, but I plan on buying this epic masterpeice this week, so I'll probably change my review, for the better of course.

Double your pleasure

This double album by Led Zeppelin is very good. In fact, it has some great songs on it. But it also has a few songs that seem like "filler" to me, although they were surely not intended that way. Maybe it's just me. I know that a lot of people love every song on this album, and perhaps you will, too.

Great Great Music But Poor Packaging

The music is great and five star but the focus of this review will be on the packaging. This may be great for the completist but the graphics on the mini LP cover are very small and hard to see. Also, the white sleeve doesn't match up with the sleeve openings as they did on the original LP or even on the LZ III mini LP. Further, the labelling of the package implies new remastering by Jimmy Page but it sounds pretty much like the 1990 remaster. Instead of trying to restore the graphics (difficult when reduced to CD scale), maybe Atlantic should instead release the CD with a booklet containing session information and photos. If you already have the regular release CD, there is no reason to purchase this limited edition unless you are a die-hard fan.

KASHMIR

The best song on this cd is Kashmir and I could play it over N over again. Go out and buy it today and I'll save you some money
for the next cd you buy.

Led Zeppelin doubles up on the heavy metal music big time

Every time I listen to Disc One of "Physical Graffiti" I come to the conclusion that most of these songs were created out of jam sessions, as opposed to Page and Plant sitting down in the living room and working out tunes. You get the feeling Jimmy Page was fooling around, found some guitar riffs that he liked and then Led Zeppelin fashioned an entire song out of it (e.g., "Custard Pie" and "Houses of the Holy"). The same thing with John Paul Jones's organ work on "Trampled Under Foot" and John Bonham's drumming on "Kashmir." Clearly "Physical Graffiti" is Led Zeppelin's most collaborative album, with Jones and Bonham getting credits on six of the 15 tracks. While "Kashmir" has always been the most recognizable song on the album, long before Puff Daddy remixed it for that giant green lizard movie bomb, the group's true showpiece is the 11:08 "In My Time of Dying," which finally gets the boys back in the neighborhood of the blues (along with "Boogie With Stu" and a few other tracks). "Dying" is the longest studio track in the entire Led Zep repertoire and one of four songs 6:55 or longer on the album (Hey! Who needs A.M. Top 40 air play?). In contrast Disc Two does contain a few lighter songs, the acoustic "Bron-Yr-Aur" and the cutesy "Down By The Seaside," as well as another attempt to duplicate "Stairway to Heaven" with "Ten Years Gone," before getting back to big time rock and roll (e.g., "The Wanton Song" and "Sick Again"). More than any other Led Zeppelin album, "Physical Graffiti" reminds us that while Page and Plant were always out in front the rhythm section of Jones and Bonham was equally as good, even if the pair were always under appreciated in comparison. Along with their first and fourth albums, this is one of Led Zeppelin's three best.

One Of The Best Albums By Zepp

When I turned 13, my father gave me Physical Graffiti. Upon listening to it for the first time, I was thinking that it was the dumbest album I had ever heard. I didn't want to dissapoint my dad.
So, as the months went by, I bought Led Zeppelin III, IV and Presence. I was impressed, so I decided to give Physical Graffiti another try.
Boy, am I glad I did. Every song in the album is perfect. On this CD, you get more of a bluesy feel, especially on the second CD.

DISC 1: 1. Custerd Pie: Great start to the CD. Some great riffs by Page.

2. The Rover: Wow... REALLY great song. If you walked into my house, you could see me tearing my hair out trying to play it.
3. In My Time Of Dying: This is my favorite song by Zep (besides Stairway To Heaven). The guitar solos and riffs by Page are simply amazing. Bonham shows some of his greatest drumming in this song. And the lyrics are very neat.
4. Houses of the Holy: Really catchy song with REALLY catchy riffs.
5. Trampled Under Foot: One of my favorites on the album. The keyboards in this song are awesome. When i played the piano, I tried to learn this.
6. Kashmir: If i asked my friends if they liked this song, I'd get a whole lot of "THAT SONG SUCKS!!" Well, i disagree. This is a wonderful melodic song.
DISC 2 1. In The Light: Slow at first, but once you get into it(which is about two minutes in) it gets really catchy.
2. Bron-Yr-Aur: Short song, but wonderful acoustic on Page's part.
3. Down By The Seaside: This was actually one of my favorite songs on the album. It is very catchy and has great solo in the middle of song.
4. Ten Years Gone: Wonderful song... good guitar... like most of the songs on the second cd, this song gets catchy further into the song
5. Night Flight: I really liked this song. It has a touch of the blues, and still sounds like Zeppelin.
6. The Wanton Song: VERY good song. Really catchy right from the start. Makes me wanna get up and dance around. Plant's voice sounds strange (at least to me)
7. Boogie With Stu: blues song all the way. Theres even some great piano. I love this song just because of the soul in it. It makes me wanna listen to blues over and over again.
8. Black Country Woman: good song, but not the best on the cd by far.
9. Sick Again: Great end to a wonderful cd. Has some good guitar playing. Sounds like classic Zep

Stellar, Southern, Stylish.

After "Houses of the Holy", Zep took a more Southern Twist on "Physical Graffiti", the mega 2-disc record that featues such Zeppelin classics as "Houses of the Holy", "Trampled Underfoot", "In My Time of Dying", "The Wanton Song" and of course, "Kashmir". These tracks alone would make this record worth purchasing, but luckily for Zep fans, Page and Plant include a plethora more. "Physical Graffiti" is one of the more cohesive long records released, and has stood the test of time, having just a profound impact as it did on fans 30 years ago. If one wishes to sample this

incredible piece of music, check out "Houses of the Holy" and "Kashmir". One of the greats for sure, its only fault is the slightly muddy production, but in context, it certainly fits.

The Perfect Album

Physical Graffiti is perfect for anyone, even if you're not a hardcore Zeppelin fan. Led Zeppelin experimented, took a chance, and ended up creating a masterpiece. The songs range from heavy metal with a middle eastern feel, like the epic "Kashmir," to island rock--"Down by the Seaside," to the blues metal that Zep practically invented. A bluesy shuffle--"Boogie With Stu"--is also thrown in. " In My Time of Dying" is the best on the album if you have some big speakers and room for some headbanging. From the distorted "wah" of Jimmy Page's guitar to the the single word ending (cough) this track is a classic. If you are looking for just plain good listening, "Ten Years Gone" is great as well.

Jimmy Page's dynamic guitar playing, Plant's shrieking but sometimes soft vocals, Jones' blended bass playing, and Bonham's impressive drumming brings all these musical themes into a flowing, almost perfect album. Even after you have listened to the album many times, you still find new amazing musical accomplishments hidden deep within the initial and obvious rhythmic melodies.